The Rain

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...THE RAIN... by Yusuf Islam
--------------...............
*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
EmG D/F#
, (x4)
Verse 1:
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain,
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain.
Em G F# Bm
Wonder if the sun is gonna come a-gain.
A G
Ooh...
A Em
Things are looking bad,
A G Bm
Every-body in the world, in the world's looking so sad.
Interlude:
EmG D/F#
, (x3)
Verse 2:
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the storm,
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the storm.
Em G F# Bm
Wonder where all the good weather's gone.
A G
Ooh...
A Em
Things are looking bad,
A G Bm
Every-body in the world, in the world's looking so sad.
Break:
EmBm
,
Interlude:
EmG D/F# Am
, (x2),
Bridge 1:
Am Em Am Em
Tell me if I got to build a boat to carry us to sea,
Am D F#m
Tell me what the shape of it will be.
Bm G Bm G
Tell me if it's gonna be a home for every kind of beast,
Bm G D A
Tell me who the lucky ones will be...
Am Em Am Em
Tell me if you gotta build a world; what that world would be,
Am D F#m
If we're gonna build it well enough for thee.
Bm G Bm G
Tell me if it's gonna be a home for all humani-ty,
Bm G D A
Will it be be-lievers with me...
C G
Ooh...
Interlude:
Em
Verse 3:
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the flood,
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the flood.
Em G F# Bm
Wonder if the water's gonna turn to blood?
A G
Ooh...
A Em
Things are looking bad,
A G Bm
Every-body in the world, in the world's looking so sad.
Interlude:
EmG D/F#
, (x2)
Verse 4:
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain,
Em G D/F# Em G D/F#
Everybody's thinking a-bout the rain.
Outro:
EmG D/F# Em
, (x3),
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Em G D/F# F# Bm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 320003 2x0232 244322 x24432
A Am D F#m C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 x02210 xx0232 244222 x32010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

The Rain chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Rain by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam). Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

...THE RAIN... by Yusuf Islam
--------------...............
*from 'Roadsinger' (2009)*
Intro:
Em, G  D/F# (x4)
Verse 1:
Interlude:
Em, G  D/F# (x3)
Verse 2:
Break:
Em, Bm
Interlude:
Em, G  D/F# (x2), Am
Bridge 1:
Interlude:
Em
Verse 3:
Interlude:
Em, G  D/F# (x2)
Verse 4:
Outro:
Em, G  D/F# (x3), Em
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   Em      G      D/F#     F#      Bm
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022000  320003  2x0232  244322  x24432
   A       Am      D       F#m     C
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02220  x02210  xx0232  244222  x32010
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

The Rain Chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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